Manure loader



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'This' invention, relates to loading devices and particularlyto'device's forloading manure from a pile of manure on to a wagon.

' The general object of the invention is to pro-1 1'5 vide a very simpleloader 'of' this character whichis formed "of two sections," one ofthese sections being formed to provide a-trough whichis normallysupported in an upwardly inclined position' anddischarges at its upper10 end into the' wagon," the othersection being designed to lie upon thepile of manure, both Figure 7 offs'aid sections being provide'dwithsprocket wheels and there'being sprocket'chains running over the'spro'ck-et wheels and carrying forksfwhereby the manure 1s scraped awayfromfthe pile; of manure, drawn into theiroligh, dragged u the troughand dis Charged the-1113136111161 of the trOughin' o thewagon;v v. a a.

QA further object infthis connection is to provide a drivingjmotor,mounted upon the ,5 6 rocker at the, center thereof and o-peratively'engaged with the endless chainstodrive it. 7 Othenobjects will appearthecourse of the following description...

; My inventionfis illustrated in the accom panyingdrawings, whereinrzfvFigure 1 is a sideeleyation of a manure loader constructed inaccordancewith my invention; f 1 f 1 C Figure 2 is a section, through the troughat theextreme end thereof looking toward the dri'zvi'ngpul'ley; 7 jFigure 3 is a sectionfon" the line 3-3 of Fi m g 1 i; v Figure 4 is'afragmentary plan'view of the gathering and trough sections; v Figure 5is a fragmentary plan iew of the trough secti'ong H Figure Gisasection'on the line .66 of Figure pf is a longitudinal sectional view iA fur'th'er' object is" a 0 proride j mechadownward from the forward endof the M trough;

Figure 8 i of Fig'ure 4; Figure 9 is a front elevation ofthe rocker. 7Referrin to these drawings, 10 designates a trough, the, detailedconstruction of which will be hereafter'adverted'to. This trough isformed of sheet metal, may have any'desired length and is s rockers 11.V

These rockers may be of channel iron'or pportedupon a pair of s asectional View on the line 8-8 other suitable material andmounted uponthe v e rockersis a platform-12 adapted tosupport Q a motor 13'.Extending upward from the ends of the platform are the supporting,braces l4=which at their upper ends are con; nected to 'the inclinedtrough 10. Cross braces 15 are disposed between the beams-1 1 I: andtransversely of these beams; It will be seen from Figure 9'that thebeams notonly extend upward but inward so that the rocker has a basewiderthan the width of the trough 10. The upper end of the trough isformed with an open1ng16 and the lower end of the trough is opened as at17 at the endof the trough. Mounted upon the sides of the trough arebrackets 18 which support the sprocket wheels 19. The uppermost sprocketwheels 19 are mounted upon a shaft 20 carryinga pulley 21 over whichpasses a driving band or belt 22 which extends down to the motor 13v sothat thus the uppermost sprocket wheels arev driven from this motor.

Hinged at 23 to the lower end of the trough 10 is a frame 24 consistingof two lateral beams connected by transverse braces, and

mounted upon this frame at the ends thereof and if'desired, betweentheends thereof,,are

the sprocket wheels 25 carried upon transverse'shafts 26mountedinsupportingvb'ra'ck ets 2'7. Engaging with the sprocket wheels,

19'fand 25' are the endless sprocket chains 28 connected at intervals bythe transyersenbars I prongsf30, 5

29 having outwardly projecting constituting' rakes or forks.

' At the junction of the frame '24 with the I trough 10, the upperflight of the sprocket I chains is held down by idle sprocket wheels I31 so that the frame 24 can turn into-any sprocket chains moving in thedirection of the arrow in Figure 4.

The detailed construction of the trough 10 is best seen in Figure 2. Therearward end of the trough is extended to form a shoe 32 preferablyreinforced. The sides of the trough are made of sheet metal braced bythe angle irons 33 at the corners of the trough.

The brackets 18 are disposed exteriorly to the angle irons 33 and extendabove the angle irons to providebearings 34 for the shafts 35 whichcarry the sprocket wheels 19.

The operation of this mechanism will be obvious from what has gonebefore. The rocker 11 permits this device to be adjusted to any desiredlevel and at the same time the device as a whole can be turned around avertical axis common to the rockers; The frame 24 will adjust itself tothe pile of manure. Thus the frame may be raised up to rest at anincline upon the inclined surface of the pile of manure and then as thepile decreases the frame 24 will gradually lower into a horizontalpositionuntil all of the manure has been discharged fromrthe pile. Theouter end sprockets on the frame 24 may be made adjustable so as topermit the frame 24 to be turned over upon the trough so as to permitthe machine to be readily shifted into any desired position and readilymoved.

Obviously many minor changes might be made in the details ofconstruction without de arting from the spirit of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Iclaim 1. In a manure loader, a trough opening at its lower end andhaving a discharge opening at its upper end, a rocker supporting andrigidly connected to the trough and disposed intermediate the ends ofthe trough, the rockor comprising a plurality of laterally spacedarcuate elements rigidly connected to each other, the rocker supportingthe trough in an upwardly inclined position, a frame hinged to the lowerend of the trough, sprocket wheels mounted upon the trough and frame, anend less element trained over said sprocket wheels and having forksadapted to travel up the trough, and a motor on the rocker operativelyconnected to certain of the sprocket wheels whereby to drive the endlesselement.

2. In a manure loader, a trough opening at its lower end and having adischarge opening at its upper end, a rocker supporting the trough andaffording means whereby the trough midway of its length, a frame hingedto the lower end of the trough, sprocket wheels mounted upon the frameand trough, an endless element trained over said sprocket wheels andhaving forks adapted to travel up the bottom of the tro h and over saidframe, a driving shaft carrying the uppermost sprocket wheels on thetrough, a motor mounted upon the rocker and an operative connectionbetween the motor and the shaft.

3. Ainanure loader including atroughof sheet metal, reinforcing angleirons extending the len th of the trough at the top and bottom thereobrackets mounted upon the sides of the trough and extending above thesame, a pair of arcuate elements constituting a rocker and supporting aplatform, supports extending upward from the platform and rigidl engagedwith thetrough midway of itslengtii and supporting the trough in anupwar l inclined position, the lower end of the trough having an openingand the bottom of t e trough adjacent its upper end havin a dislyconnected to the lower end of the trough and, having sprocket wheels,and an endless element passing around said sprocket wheels of the troughand frame and having forks, the forks being adapted to travel up thetrough. I

4. A leader of the character described comprising a trough opening atits lower end and having a discharge opening at its upper end, a'rockerfor supporting the trough, the rocker comprising a plurality of arcuatemembers rigidly connected to each other, supporting members extendingupward from the forward and. rear ends of the rocker and'ri "dlyconnected thereto and rigidly connecte at spaced points to the trough,said rocker supporting the trough in an upwardly inclined position,sprocket wheels mounted upon the trough, an endless element trained oversaid sprocket wheels, and a motor mounted upon the rocker below thetrough and operatively connected to certain of the sprocket wheelswhereby'to drive the endless element.

In a loader of the character described, a trough openat its lower endand at its upper end, a rocker supporting the trough and disposedintermediate the ends thereof, said with the rocker adjacent oppositeends thereof and adjacent opposite ends of the arcuate elements, saidmembers extending upward and inward both longitudinally and later- 5ally and being V rigidly engaged with the trough, sprocket wheelsmounted on the trough, an endless element trained over said sprocketWheels, and a motor mounted on the rocker and beneath the trough andoperative-- 10 y connected to certain of the sprocket Wheels whereby todrive the endless element. In. testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix mysignature.

AXEL ALFRED PETERSON.

